State comparison · 2025
Mathematicians salary: New York vs Washington
Mathematicians in Washington earn a median of $162,280. In New York, $126,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.4% — not 21.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.8%
New York vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-22.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New York
Mathematicians
- Median
- $126,950
- p25
- $89,380
- p75
- $167,650
- p10
- $79,110
- p90
- $261,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -42%
Washington
Mathematicians
- Median
- $162,280
- p25
- $112,900
- p75
- $194,120
- p10
- $102,050
- p90
- $239,960
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +400%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.